State Route 44
SR 44 represents the shortest primary state route south of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. Totaling just 6.65 miles, SR 44 curves south along Everetts Corner Road from SR 300 (Sudlersville Road) and Everetts Corner to Main Street in the small town of Hartley. Hartly Road leads the state route east to rural Davis Corner and SR 8 (Halltown Road) at Pearsons Corner. SR 44 also forms part of a truck route between the U.S. 301 corridor in Maryland and the capital city of Dover via connections with MSR 300 west and SR 8 east.
First appearing on the 1937-38 Official Delaware Highway Map, the route of SR 44 remains vastly unchanged. A minor adjustment was made at the wye intersection with SR 8 by 2008 with the addition of a Royal Farms gas station to the south. Traffic lights were activated at SR 8/44 by December 10, 2012.1
Delaware State Route 44 - 2015 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)
- 1,572 - SR 300 to Fords Corner Road
- 1,992 - west Hartley limits to SR 11
- 3,828 - SR 11 to east Hartley limits
- 4,116 - east Hartley limits to SR 8
East
Motorists headed to Dover from the Eastern Shore of Maryland via MSR 300, SR 44 and SR 8 will reach the capital city in 13 miles.
12/28/20
SR 44 (Everetts Corner Road) heads south from SR 300 (Sudlersville Road), 0.33 miles east of the Maryland line at Everetts Corner.
12/28/20
Gibbs Chapel Road (Rd 180) provides a cutoff 0.56 miles south from SR 444 to Fords Corner Road (Rd 176).
12/28/20
Fords Corner Road (Rd 98) arcs 2.00 miles east from SR 44 (Everetts Corner Road) to SR 11 at Fords Corner ahead of this reassurance marker.
12/28/20
SR 44 (Everetts Corner Road) enters the town of Hartly southeast just ahead of SR 11 (Arthursville Road).
12/28/20
SR 11 (Arthursville Road) angles southwest 2.58 miles to MD 302 near Templeville, Maryland. SR 11 north heads 4.35 miles to SR 300 (Sudlersville Road) outside Kenton.
12/28/20
SR 44 (Main Street) intersects SR 11 (Arthursville Road) 2.89 miles south of Everetts Corner.
12/28/20
Continuing southeast from Hartly, SR 44 (Main Street) travels 3.76 miles to SR 8 (Halltown Road) at Pearsons Corner.
12/28/20
A confirming marker for SR 44 east along Main Street ahead of the intersection with Slaughter Station Road (Rd 182) south.
12/28/20
Crystal Road (Rd 189) branches 2.50 miles southeast from SR 44 to SR 8 at Green Briar ahead of this reassurance marker.
12/28/20
A number of homes line SR 44 (Hartly Road) east to Davis Corner along the rural course east to SR 8 (Halltown Road).
12/28/20
SR 8 (Halltown Road) meanders southwest 6.33 miles to the state line at Marydel. Forrest Avenue extends SR 8 east from adjacent Pearsons Corner Road (Rd 101) as the main route into Dover.
12/28/20
12/29/20
A rural wye intersection formerly joined the east end of SR 44 with SR 8 (Halltown Road). A Royal Farms gas station was built across from the realigned intersection.
04/13/04
West
The first shield for SR 44 stands along Hartly Road northwest of SR 8 (Halltown Road) at Pearsons Corner.
12/29/20
SR 44 (Main Street) enters the town of Hartly west of Crystal Road. A reassurance marker follows after the state route intersection with Slaughter Road south.
04/13/04
SR 11 (Arthursville Road) crosses paths with SR 44 (Main Street) as a rural route between Wrights Crossroads and Fords Corner. The state route connects the Smyrna area with MD 302 west to Templeville and U.S. 301.
04/13/04
SR 11 (Arthursville Road) and SR 44 (Main Street) meet at a four way stop sign in Hartly. SR 11 travels 6.95 miles from the state line northeast to SR 300 near Kenton.
04/13/04
Everetts Corner Road continues SR 44 northwest 2.89 miles to SR 300 (Sudlersville Road).
12/18/22
The town of Sudlersville, Maryland lies nine miles to the west of Hartly via SR 44 and MSR 300.
12/18/22
Removed after 202, the final reassurance marker preceded a forested stretch along Everetts Corner Road north of Fords Corner Road.
04/13/04
SR 44 (Hartly Road) westbound ahead of Fords Corner Road (Road 176 west / Road 98 east).
12/18/22
Gibbs Chapel Road (Road 180) provides a cut off from Fords Corner Road 0.54 miles north to SR 44 (Everetts Corner Road).
12/18/22
SR 44 meets SR 300, 0.33 miles east of the transition to MD 300. The junction shield for SR 300 on SR 44 westbound was removed after 2012.
04/13/04
SR 44 bee lines north from Gibbs Chapel Road to conclude at Everetts Corner.
12/18/22
MSR 300 (Sudlersville Road) constitutes a rural route east 5.2 miles to the town of Kenton and west 6.5 miles to the town of Sudlersville, Maryland.
12/18/22
Photo Credits:
- Alex Nitzman: 04/13/04, 12/28/20, 12/29/20, 12/18/22
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Page Updated Sunday January 01, 2023.